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2002 Isuzu Rodeo SportThe Rodeo Sport is available in four models: 2WD Hard Top, 2WD Soft Top, 4WD Hard Top, and 4WD Soft Top. The 2WD models are powered by a...
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The Rodeo Sport is available in four models: 2WD Hard Top, 2WD Soft Top, 4WD Hard Top, and 4WD Soft Top. The 2WD models are powered by a 130-hp 2.2L engine coupled to a five-speed manual transmission. The 4WD vehicles have a 205-hp 3.2L V-6 engine and a four-speed automatic transmission, which are optionally available together on the 2WD models. New color offerings are Clipper Blue Metallic, and Currant Red Mica. A Special Package is available on all V-6 equipped models consisting of remote keyless entry, a 140-watt sound system with six-disc CD changer, and power mirrors, locks, and windows. Air conditioning, Titan Gray overfenders, 16-inch aluminum wheels, a limited slip differential, and fog lamps are also options.
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Pros: Great ride, performance, options, and value.
Cons: Guilt that not everyone has one
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There's too much to worry about in our world. Buy a Rodeo and have one less worry.
I just bought my 4th Isuzu Rodeo and I'm as happy as I can be. It has all the options except leather and fog lights. My new Rodeo is Ebony Black with gray cloth interior. It has 4 wheel drive and an automatic. New for 2002 is the chrome package which is an option mine has. The chrome package included 18" chrome rims, chrome step bars, and chrome tail lamp trim. And don't think that Isuzu went cheap on the package because the spare is a full size 18" chrome rim. The power moonroof is and option comes as a co-requisite to the chrome package. the interior is plush and roomy. I took a 3 hour non-stop trip out of town this past weekend and when i arrived at my destination, I was't tired. Usually, after a trip of that distance, I would have to stretch and feel miserable for a few minutes before I could really be of any use. Well, not anymore. My new rodeo came equipped with the LS comfort package that includes a power driver seat with power lumbar. The lumbar is perfect. The package also includes an 8 speaker stereo with 6-Disc in-dash changer. No trips to the trunk or reaching under a seat for the changer magazine. The rodeo (past and present) offers great rear leg room, something that the Montero Sport and 4Runner DO NOT HAVE (unless you and your family and friends are all tiny midget fairy people). While my gas mileage hasn't been the best (It is a 4WD), I am sure it will improve with time and some help from K&N. I might be a fanatic about ISUZU's, but no one I know has ever given me a good reason for not having one themself. Some do not like the exterior styling (the new one has drawn alot of attention with the 18" wheels). I say to each his own, because I hope you think you look good in your jeep when you are sitting beside the road because you broke down. If you are lucky, someone nice like myself will pull their Rodeo along side you and give you a hand. ( I can pick on jeeps - they've stranded evryone in my family - all mechanical problems, usually drivetrain)
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